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Chapter 9 - Stand back

[Heath: Ability->combustion. He can set surrounding air on fire creating a oxygen deficient surrounding and can control the fire balls at will (i.e. changing shape and density to certain extent and path manipulation)]

"Rein, take my sister and the kids and run to the capital", he screamed and as the air surrounding him begin to set ablaze.

Uttering these words, he went headfirst towards the anomality, with his right arm drawing his sword which he set on fire, he started going berserk. With a combination of repeated slashes fused with fire he gave it his all.

But to no avail the anomality tanked them all and stood there unfazed. 

Heath realizing his efforts were all in vain, he turned his head around to at least make sure that Rein had taken his sister and the kids to security, so that his death wouldn't be in vain.

But to his surprise his sister still stood at the entrance of the hut with the kids, but Rein was nowhere to be found.

Before he could realize he was struck on his right side with the flattened part of the anomality's axe, he bounced like a pebble on the surface of water, rolled a bit and then crashed into the very hut where Keath was standing. 

The hut was reduced to rubbles, as Keath ran towards the hut she threw the debris aside only to find Heath in state which would bring tears even to a stranger's eyes. Blood oozed out of his left side, from his mouth, nose and ears, his eyes were blood shot, and he was barely conscious.

"heath, heeeath", said Keath in a sobbing voice, as tears rolled down her eyes.

But death don't wait for remorse.

The anomality walked towards the fallen soldier. 

"Run", murmured Heath with his fading voice.

But the fear and miserable situation of her brother that Keath had witnessed rendered her incapable of even standing.

She faced the anomality with an expression starting from devoid of emotions to intense fear.

As she stood there immobile, her two kids came running and stood in front of her with their hands spread wide apart.

"Don't you dare touch her", screamed Aron who was the elder of the two.

"Sh... she jus....just got better", screamed hail.

"No no, get back ", yelled Keath, crawling towards them.

But the anomality reached them first.

It screamed at the top of its lungs, which almost blew the kids away, and then in a swift manner lifted its axe in the air. 

The kids still standing their ground closed their eyes with tears rolling by the edge, and snot from their nose jiggled about. 

The axe was about to strike when suddenly they heard a huge crashing noise, at which they opened their eyes only to see the beast gone, and in its place stood rein.

 He walked up to the kids lifted them from the back of their collar, carried them to their mother and threw them in her lap.

Keath was baffled at the current situation and couldn't say a word.

He then approached Heath touched his head and poked the bag he was carrying. The bag wiggled a little and then a light flashed from reins hand and heath was recovered to a perfectly fine state. All his injuries healed like they never existed.

"Stand back now, I'll handle the rest", said rein, standing up on his feet.